ATHLE
ON CAMPUS
Meet...
Our Athletics Director! Kelly Hickey serves as Mercy High School’s Athletics Director. Ms. Hickey earned her B.A. in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of San Francisco and her M.S. in Kinesiology from San Francisco University, where she focused her thesis study on an examination of gender inequities in Division I sports post Title IX. Ms. Hickey has served as a college instructor and tennis coach at West Valley College, Evergreen College, and City College of San Francisco. As a former graduate of an all-girls Catholic high school, Ms. Hickey is excited to promote and grow our athletic program while developing our student-athletes.
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My vision for athletics is to grow our programs both by the numbers and competitiveness.
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—Kelly Hickey, Athletics Director
JV Golf
This year we were excited to add a JV Golf team to meet the increased desire to play this sport. JV Golf focused on skill development and athletes look forward to future competitions!
FALL 2021
Varsity Golf
Varsity Golf had another successful season led by WBAL Golf Champion Brooke Barron ‘22, who shot a 37 at Sunnyvale Municipal Course. Brooke continued on to compete in the CCS Championship.
Cross Country Team Cross Country improved their times with every race. Led by a core group of juniors who were joined by strong runners in the freshman class, the team is excited to return a majority of athletes next year. Water Polo
The Mercy Water Polo Team enjoyed a rebuilding year as they had six freshmen join the program (and sport!). The water polo team transformed in speed and skill development throughout the season.
Sister Act Growing up on the west coast of Ireland, the McGuire sisters seemed destined
to spend time in the water. Summer and Lily have been in the water since they were 3 months old and have been making a splash around ever since. When they arrived in Northern California the family found new pools and a new sport in water polo. When Summer started at Mercy she tried out for the water polo team because of her background in swimming. Once Summer got into the sport, Lily joined a water polo club team so that she could be ready to join the team at Mercy. Now, both sisters are on the Varsity team. This can be challenging for some, however both Summer and Lily have relished the opportunity. When asked what the best part about having Lily on the team this year, Summer replied, “I have my sister right behind me, I get to show her the ropes.” The water polo team has great leadership from a core group of seniors and juniors. All freshmen have found their space quickly thanks to that leadership. Both sisters noted how the intensity has increased in practices throughout the season saying, “Mrs. CB is a really good coach, she doesn’t hold back in drills and is focused on conditioning.” Summer ’23
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Lily ’25
